Christian Rivera

Following his move to CF Pachuca, Rivera's current-season form is level with last season (Season 25→25), while his Rating eased 39→21. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 65).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	CF Pachuca · 14th	4	0	0	6.73	21	25
2025/26	CF Pachuca · 4th	20	1	2	6.98	27	22
2025/26	Sport Recife · 20th	33	0	0	6.75	39	25
2024/25	Club Tijuana · 13th	24	5	1	7.06	35	36
2023/24	Club Tijuana · 16th	32	7	1	7.28	44	65
2022/23	Club Tijuana	12	0	1	7.06	—	—
2022/23	Club QueretaroLoan	16	1	1	7.06	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerDefensive midfielder

C. Rivera is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Sport Recife, rated 39.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (81.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rivera.

On the season, Rivera graded 25 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.701 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 25 → 25). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39. At 30 Rivera is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 9.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downStreaky

39.1

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

81.1%

Minutes

near ever-present

3.7

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Sport Recife finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.7

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 81.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 39.1 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %81.1%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.701

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.292

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~11), then tapers with age. At 30, Rivera sits on 9.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Rivera's projected Rating — 39.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Liga MX with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles79

Interceptions30

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9

Red cards0

Transfer history

CF PachucaJan 2026 – now

Sport RecifeFeb 2025 – Jan 2026

Club Tijuana(back from loan)Jun 2023 – Feb 2025

Club Queretaro(on loan)Jan 2023 – Jun 2023

Club TijuanaJan 2020 – Jan 2023

Deportivo CaliJul 2017 – Jan 2020

Deportivo PastoJul 2016 – Jul 2017

Deportivo Caliuntil Jul 2016

About C. Rivera

Christian Hernando Rivera Cuéllar is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for CF Pachuca, born on January 14, 1996 in Cali, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Colombia. CF Pachuca currently sit 14th of 18 in the Liga MX.

This season

In the current season, C. Rivera has made 4 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 339 minutes, averaging a 6.82 match rating over his last 5 rated games.

When C. Rivera plays, CF Pachuca's record this season is 1W-1D-3L.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Atletico San Luis (90 minutes, 7 rating)
August 4, 2026: 1-3 loss away at FC Cincinnati (95 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 2, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Leon (62 minutes, 5.3 rating)
July 27, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Club Queretaro (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
July 18, 2026: 3-0 win away at U.N.A.M. - Pumas (97 minutes, 7.3 rating)

C. Rivera's next match is on August 29, 2026, when CF Pachuca face Guadalajara Chivas at home in the Liga MX.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Rivera at 39.1 with a Season form score of 25. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Pernambucano 1. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, C. Rivera has totalled 325 club appearances with 21 goals and 10 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 44 appearances for Deportivo Cali.

C. Rivera's career has also included time at Sport Recife, Club Tijuana, Club Queretaro, Deportivo Cali and Deportivo Pasto.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.